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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 689

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
21
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8